Biochemistry I or Biochemistry II

[cadat]

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I am having a serious dilemma because my state school does not offer Biochemistry I in the spring, but Biochemistry II essentially. Schools like MWU AZ which have a biochem requirement say that you need 3 units of biochemistry for matriculation.

My school is allowing me to do Biochem II instead of Biochem I bc the professor doesnt think the subject matter is necessarily related(Biochem II works out the details of transcription, translation, cell signaling, nucleic acid metabolism, protein expression). However bc I have no Biochem I background, I have missed a good deal of knowledge on the structure of biomolecules(carbs, lipids, proteins) and cellular processes(kreb cycle, glycolysis, beta-oxidation, catabolism).

I am not worried about succeeding in Biochem II bc I think I can, however, I am worried that going into dental school without the material covered in Biochem I is going to put me at a huge disadvantage. I assume the schools that require Biochem are assuming that you are taking the class that emphasizes the topics from biochem I.

Admissions counselors have said either works, but a few said that biochem I makes more sense. Could I get some opinions out there??

I think taking Biochem II without Biochem I wont affect me gradewise(I think I can do well), but I am worried that even tho I fulfilled the 3 unit requirement, I missed out on a lot of pertinent info from biochem I.


Thoughts?

 

[Ukee]

You don't really have too much of a choice. Just take Biochem II and hope for the best. You'll need to do your own in depth look at glycolysis, krebs, and fatty acid oxidation since I remember those being covered in Biochem I. But at my school atleast, Biochem II was a lot more practical and made more sense but my teacher would refer to things we'd already learned in Part 1, so if your teacher does the same, you probably won't be missing much.

I guess it would be a good idea to learn the names and structures of all your Amino Acid's and basic compounds like ATP, carbohydrates like glucose, sucrose, mannose, fructose etc

 

[Awhy]

Apply as a guest student to another local university that offers biochem 1

 

[crax]

read the other half of the textbook